A 26-year-old man caused a stir in the Ndola Magistrate’s Court yesterday when he threatened to beat up deputy district state prosecutor Eliko Banda after he was sentenced to four years imprisonment for impersonating as First Lady Christine Kaseba’s nephew.
After chief resident magistrate Collins Lundah passed the judgement on Martin Sikazwe, whose real names are Mambo Maluba, the district state prosecutor attempted to restrain Maluba from leaving the court but the latter wanted to forcefully see his way out.
“You sit there or else I will use force and beat you up,” Maluba said to the amazement of a packed courtroom.
This was in a matter in which Maluba was facing 10 counts of forgery, impersonating a public officer and obtaining pecuniary advantage by false pretence.
In the first and second counts, Maluba is said to have forged a national registration card number 245465/75/1 belonging to Martin Sikazwe and card number Z9526741, contrary to Section 347 of the Penal Code, and giving false information to a public officer.
In the third count, Maluba is charged with impersonating former State House private secretary Alfred Chipoya in order to get a job at Ndola’s Indeni Petroleum Refinery.
Maluba is said to have created fake e-mail addresses purporting to belong to Dr Kaseba from which he sent mails to former Indeni Petroleum Refinery human resource manager Mwikwanu Susiku.
In other counts, Maluba is charged with obtaining pecuniary advantage from Indeni Petroleum Refinery by issuing cheques and salaries of up to K13 million between January 13 and February 28 this year.
When the matter came up for judgement yesterday, Mr Banda informed the court that Maluba was a second offender having been convicted in 2010 in Lusaka for impersonating a public officer as special assistant to then President (Rupiah Banda) for press and public relations Dickson Jere.
“Your honour, the record from Lusaka Central Prison shows that the convict served 18 months on the said count of obtaining pecuniary advantage, escaping from lawful custody and malicious damage,” he said.
When asked if he had anything to say over the record, Maluba opted to remain silent.
However, in a two-page mitigation read to the court, Maluba said he was sorry for his action, saying it was a way of getting a job to sustain himself.
“My lord, I want to apologise to the First Family for the embarrassment I have caused, especially to the First Lady. I have admitted that I am a chief sinner, so I wish she could hear this and forgive me. I also want management of Indeni Petroleum Refinery to forgive me,” he said as the courtroom burst into laughter.
Maluba also thanked the media for what he termed support and exposure of his sins.
In sentencing Maluba, Magistrate Lundah said Maluba deserved leniency because he readily pleaded guilty and therefore did not waste the court’s time.
“You are a very good speaker but unfortunately, you use your talent wrongly and that is why you are always in trouble. I want to believe that you can reform and that is why I will send you to prison for a while so that you can reflect and come out as a changed and better person,” Magistrate Lunda said.
He sentenced Maluba to 18 months on the first and second counts, six months on the third and sixth counts, two years on the fourth and fifth counts, three years on the seventh count and four years imprisonment on the rest of the counts, all with hard labour.
[Daily Mail]
Sometimes such behaviour is pathological. He might need psychological help or treatment, instead of a jail term.
He might need psychological treatment BESIDES jail terms… that in European countries is not considered as MERE PUNISHMENT but time of reformation, whilst excluded from the society to which he’s proved himself as A THREAT…
LT this story is hard to clasp…when did Maluba wanted to beat the prosecutor?
You should have taken time to edit your post
this story is incoherent, first who threatened to beat who? is it banda eliko or its maluba?
A very talented conman. Good riddance!
“it was a way of getting a job to sustain himself” Mambo Maluba. He is a courageous conman. Very much 419.
This man is very brave! I salute you for your courage Conman! mmamamamamama, People can be craft pa chalo zoona.
If was Dr. Kaseba, I would ask my Husband to give him a Job in civil service. This man has amazing passion for civil service.
Zambians becoming more and more like Nigerians!!!
what about those insulting the husband???
Funny and sad all in one. LT do you need editorial staff? I volunteer to help steer you clear of the basic errors that are becoming increasingly cringe worthy. It’s that or my funny bone will stop resisting the urge to point out the howlers :) Several bloggers have brought it up. The funniest ones are when the titles either have errors in spelling or syntax. Reverting to slang…holla :)
I agree with Selita #1…
iyee pa zed, four years? when people who have stolen billions are only given two years, ya shani iyo?
its more money in his pockets kaili
Zambians need more people like that Maluba. Especially in Police force, there are so many dull investigators. Most such talented Zambians end up as Pastors, start by preaching in Buses..
So u call this news?
@ No# 7, Pounds and :d pence, the have not become creative, he is a Bemba, and we as Zambians all know Bembas have always had the thieving element in them. Though please leave the complicated stuff to Nigerians; atleast the have degrees( cough, cough :d ) in being schemers.
As I read the title, and began to read the article. Sad but true I already knew it was a lazy Bemba that shunned school that could come up with some thing so evil and disastrous to our nation. Foolish Bembas earn degrees, like easterners, westerners, southerners, northwesterners, copperbelt mwanawasa’s people and all other hard working Zambians. You fools always give our nation a bad name nationally and internationally.
Nzelu why do you hate Bembas so much? Is your tribe inferio? Get a life my boy
The man know how weak employers are when you mention to be politicians relatives. The security wings should investigate and arrest the one who gave this guy job which he didnt deserve as he was corrupt in the name of the first family.yes why giving someone a job which he doesnt qualify for just because is related to the first family,its corruption of the worst.
The man know how weak employers are when you mention to be politicians relatives. The security wings should investigate and arrest the one who gave this guy job which he didnt deserve as he was corrupt in the name of the first family.yes why giving someone a job which he doesnt qualify for just because is related to the first family,its corruption of the worst. Cage the employer please.
interesing story…
this guy was my senior in school, he is good, understanding and contagious guy. but i do not know why he did that.